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No. 647,725. Patented Apr. |7-, |9o'o.-

14. F. ouvenos.

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(Application filed Oct. 12, 1898.)

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p0: Noam PETERS ca. PHOTO-L UNITED STATES PATENT OF IcE.

NENA F. OLIVEROS, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,725, dated April 17, 1900. Application filed October 12, 1899. Serial No. 733,391. momma.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, NENA F. OLIVEROS, a citizen of the United States, residing at O- lumbia, in the county of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hooks and eyes designed for wearing-apparel and other articles; and the object of my invention is to provide a new and improved hook which can be conveniently, quickly, and securely applied and wherein the strain is practically divided throughout the hook when in use. This object is accomplished in the manner and by the means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which-- permanently held and rapid wear of the fabric prevented.

The reference-numeral l in said drawings indicates a hook of a well-known construction, consisting of two parallel portions bent to form the hook, the end by which the latter is attached being provided with lateral projecting loops 2 and 2. Between the parallel parts of the hook the prolonged end of the wire is bent to form a hump 3 to confine the eye in engagement. This is the general form commonly known as the De Long hook, and it constitutes no part of my present invention.

The hook referred to is usually attached to a garment by stitching through the loops 2 and 2 and over the parallel parts ofthe hook adjacent to the loops,the object being to cause or strip is then brought lip-through the loop 2, bent directly over the top of the portion 4, and then carried between the two loops and at a right angle, or nearly so, to the plane of the hook, its end which is tapered to a sharp point being extended beyond the back of the hook far enough to form an attaching prong or spur 5. The integral attachingprong is thus tied to the body of the hook, whereby it is strengthened and rigidly held, so that it can very readily pierce the fabric to which the hook is to be attached. The other end of the wire or strip, which is used to form the hump, is prolonged slightly be= yond the closed end of the hook and then bent into parallelism with the spur 5 to form a second and similar spur 6.

By carrying the wire or strip behind or back of the inner part of the loop 2 I form a trans verse projection or rib 7-, and when the hook is attached to a garment this rib will lie against the outer face of the latter. By bending the spur 5 upon the inner face of the fabric to= ward the spur 6 its base or thicker portion is caused to pass directly across this rib, and when said spur is forced up against the fabric between said rib and the spur 6 it will have a bite or pinch upon the cloth and upon the stay, which affords a very strong and secure fastening. I The operation is completed by bendingthe spur 6 down toward the other end of the hook, its functionflbeing to hold the latter flat against the surface on which it is placed.

To provide an even stronger hook, I may employ the construction shown in Fig. 2, in which the prong is tied to the body of the hook byfirst bending the end of the material which forms the loop 2 over the inner part of the loop 2 and passing it in the angle between the two loops instead of through the loop 2. It is then bent over the top of the coil l thus formed close to the inner part of the loop 2, is threaded or drawn through said coil, and then bent sharply backward to form the spur 5. The wire or strip is thus practically knotted around itself at a point close to the right angle, by which the spur is turned toward the rear, and it is also knotted around the loop 2. The base of the spur has in this manner a strong and rigid support, which enables it to be forced through any ordinary material, and a secure'and permanent connection with the hook is provided having all the advantages of that in Fig. 1, bes'idespreventing a constant working to and fro under.

strain, which would soon disintegrate the metal. 7

The'spurs 5 and 6. are integral parts of :the

- wire or strip of which the hook is formed,

It should be-understood, of course, that 1 may carry the Wire or strip more than once around the inner member of the loop 2, the-re by forming two o r;more coils 4 insteadtof one,

and in the constructlonot myhook 1 may employ any suitable material.

Having thus described my inv'ention,.what 'Iclaim, and'desire to secure byLetters Pat- .ent of ,the United States, is-

'-' J A hook ,-fo.rmed of parallel parts, with .laterally projecting loops, :the wire forming one of saidigloops being prolonged, bent one ;or more times around the adjacent portion of the other loop, then threaded through said between which and the spur the fabric is :pinc'h'edwhen the hook 'is attached ,.substantially as described. q In testimony whereof -1 have hereuntoset my hand in presence of tWosubscribing witnesses. 1

NENA F. .QLIYEROS. W-itnesses:

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ROBT. MOORMAN. 

